My cousin was giving an English lesson to a class of adults. They had recently come to live in America. My cousin placed many daily objects on a table. There was a pen, a ruler, an eraser, a tape, a piece of chalk, a newspaper, a magazine, a map, a table tennis ball and so on. Then she asked every member of the class to give her an object as they were told. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work. But when my cousin said to an Italian student, "Give me the keys," the man looked surprised. Seeing this, my cousin thought that the student hadn't heard her clearly, so she repeated, "Give me the keys." The Italian student seemed a little shy, and then he threw his arms around the teacher's neck and kissed her on both cheeks.